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Patented Nov. 18, 1924-.

WILLIAM L. BUEDINGEN, OF MIL'W'AUKEE, WISCONSIN.

CONTAINER.

T 0, all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, l VILLIAM L. BUEDIN- GEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and Stateof lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Containers,of which the following is a. description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification. Thisinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in containersand is more particularly directed to that type of container designed foruse in connection with music rolls. I

The present type of container is objectionable as no positive lock isprovided for the end closure and'in the event the container is held thewrong side up, the roll is permitted to fall therefrom and possiblybecome damaged beyond repair. It is therefore an object of my inventionto provide means for readily releasably locking the removable containerclosure in closed position whereby such accidental disengagement fromthe container is rendered impossible.

Another object of this invention is to provide a positive lock for thecontainer remov-' able closure consisting of two co-acting catch membershaving a tape positioned therebetween when in engagement and having afree end outwardly of the closure to provide an opening tab which, whendrawn taut, will facilitate ready opening thereof.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a bottom lock forthe closure which consists of a recessed flange carried thereby and inwhich recess the adjacent roll spool end is engageable whereby the rollis partially projected from the container when the closure is open, acontainer carried stop or lock member being engaged in said recess whenthe closure is in closed position.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a novel formof container construction which will materially reduce manufacturingcost and at the same time provide a container which will possess greatstrength and durability.

\Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafterdescribed and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it beingunderstood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be. made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to thebest mode I have sofar de vised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying my invention,the rear closed end of the container being broken away and the removableclosure being illustrated as in open position;

Figure 2 is a side view of my improved container illustrating theclosure asin closed position, parts of said view being broken away andin section to more clearly illustrate details of construction;

Figure 3 is aside fragmentary view of a slightly modified form of myinvention, parts being broken army and in section to more clearlyillustrate structural details;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view illustratingthe maner of facilitating the opening of the closure by means of theimproved opening tab, said view illustratin 9' that form of my inventiondepicted in Figures 1 and 2, and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 illustrating that form of myinvention depicted in Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings in whichlike numerals designate like parts throughout the several views:

The numeral 6 designates my improved container preferably formed of twoor more open. ended tubular shells 7 telescoped and secured together andthen preferably wrapped with a suitable cover. One end of the containeris closed by an end member 8 provided with lateral flanges 9, secured tothe inner wall of the innermost shell 7 the member 8 being spacedslightly inwardly of the container ends, as shown in Figure 2. The otherend of the container is normally closed by a removable closure 10adapted to be securely but releasably locked in closed position ashereinafter described.

The closure 10 is provided with inwardly extended side and top flanges11 and 12 respectively, and the bottom thereof carries a connectingflange or portion 13 which is hingedly connected with a tab portion 14slidable into and out of the container open end. The sliding movement ofsaid tab portion out of the container is limited by suitable flexiblemeans 15 preferably secured to the container and to the. closure.

The flange 13 is preferably recessed, as at 16, to receive the flange ofthe adjacent spool head 17 of a roll 18 disposed within the containerwhereby a movement of the closure 10 to open position will carry with itroll 18 to partly project the outer end thereof from the container asclearly illustrated in Figure 1. \Vhen the closure is in its positiondepicted in Figures 2 and 3, and the flange of spool head 17 is engagedin recess 16, a stop or catch member 19 will also be engaged in saidrecess to abut the rear wall of said recess and serve to prevent outwardmovement of the closure. The catch or stop 19 is preferably in the formof a blank metal member suitably fastened to the adjacent container walland having an upstruck lip which, together with the means new about tobe described, firmly but readily releasably secures the container inclosed position.

Referring now more particularly to F igures 1, 2 and 4, a resilient orspring catch member 20 is made fast to the inner face of the closureflange 12 in any desired manner and has its upper free end 21 struckupwardly to provide a latch or keeper portion which is adapted to engagebehind an instruck portion 22 of a catch member 28 secured to the innerface of the top wall of container 6. With this construction it will bereadily seen that when the closure is moved into the opening of thecontainer, the stop 19 engages within the opening 16 and the projection21 springs over and engages behind projection 22 firmly locking theclosure. The unlocking or disengaging of the catch members 20 and 23 isfacilitated by a tape 24 which has one end made fast to form a tab 27for moving the closure from closed to open position. \Vhen the tab 27 ispulled, the tape will be drawn taut, as clearly illustrated in Figure 4,to depress the projection 22 and form a surface 28 over which theprojection 22 rides, as will be readily apparent.

That form of my invention illustrated in Figures 3 and 5 issubstantially the same in principle with the other form, with theexception that the catch member 29 secured to the container is resilientand the catch member 30 secured to the closure flange 12 is rigid, thetape 2%, when drawn taut de pressing catch member 29, as clearlyillustrated in Figure Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A container of the class described having an open end, a closure forthe opening provided with inwardly directed flanges, coacting catchmembers carried by the container and one flange of the closure forholding the latter in a closed position, a recess formed in a secondflange of the closure and adapted to receive therein a portion of thearticle within the container for withdrawing the same when the closureis opened, a catch member engageable with one wall of said recess, andsaid catch adapted to further hold the closure in a closed position.

2. A container having an open end and a closure for the same, saidclosure adapted to be clear of the opening when in full opened position,flanges on the closure thereby to be telescoped when the closure is in aclosed position, interlocking catch members carried by the container andone flange of the closure, a stop carried by the container andengageable in a recess in the closure. and means for disengaging theinterlocking catch members to permit the opening of the closure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ILLIAM L. BUEDINGEN.

